IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.78
Issues In Identity Theft
To sustain the charge of identity theft, the State must prove the following proposition[s]:
[1] [First Proposition:] That the defendant knowingly used any [(personal identifying
information) (personal identification document)] of another person to fraudulently obtain
[(credit) (money) (goods) (services) (property)] [(.) (; and)
Second Proposition: That the value of the [(credit) (money) (goods) (services)
(property)] [(did not exceed $300 in value) (exceeded _________ in value but did not exceed
_______ in value)(exceeded $100,000 in value)]] [(.) (; and)]
[or]
[2] [First Proposition:] That the defendant knowingly used [(personal identification)
(personal identification document)] of another with the intent to commit the offense
of __________ [(.) (; and)]
[or]
[3] [First Proposition:] That the defendant knowingly [(obtained) (recorded) (possessed)
(sold) (transferred) (purchased) (manufactured)] any [(personal identification information)
(personal identification document)] of another with the intent to commit the offense
of ____________ [(.) (; and)]
[or]
[4] [First Proposition:] That the defendant knowingly [(used) (obtained) (recorded)
(possessed) (sold) (transferred) (purchased) (manufactured)] any [(personal identification
information) (personal identification document)] of another knowing that such [(personal
identification information) (personal identification document)] was [(stolen) (produced without
lawful authority)] [(.) (; and)]
[or]
[5] [First Proposition:] That the defendant knowingly [(used) (transferred) (possessed)]
document-making implements to produce [(false identification) (false documents)] with
knowledge that they will be used by the person or another to commit __________________ [(.)
(; and)]
[or]
[6] [First Proposition:] That the defendant knowingly used any [(personal identification
information) (personal identification document)] of another to portray [(himself) (herself)] as
that person, or otherwise, for the purpose of gaining access to any [(personal identification
information) (personal identification document)] of that person, without the prior express
permission of that person [(.) (; and)]
[or]
[7] [First Proposition:] That the defendant knowingly used any [(personal identification
information) (personal identification document)] of another for the purpose of gaining access to
[(any record of the actions taken) (communications made or received) (activities or transactions
of that person)], without the prior express permission of that person [(.) (; and)]
[or]
[8] [First Proposition:] That the defendant knowingly [(used) (possessed) (transferred)] a
radio frequency identification device capable of obtaining or processing personal identifying
information from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or transponder with knowledge that
the device will be used by the defendant or another to commit ______________ [(.) (; and)]
[or]
[9] [First Proposition:] That the defendant, in the course of applying for a building
permit with a unit of local government, knowingly provides the license number of a [(roofing)
(fire sprinkler)] contractor whom he does not intend to have perform the work on the [(roofing)
(fire sprinkler)] portion of the project [(.) (; and)]
[(Second) (Third) Proposition: That the victim of the identity theft was an active duty
member of the [(Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States) (Illinois National
Guard)] serving in a foreign country.]
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that [(this proposition) (each one
of these propositions)] has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the
defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that [(this proposition) (any one of
these propositions)] has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the
defendant not guilty.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-10
- Edition
- 2026-09-10
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